Ford F-150 Complaints (1998)

1,381 consumer complaints on file.

#10100808November 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 1998 FORD F150. I WAS JUST DRIVING AT 45MPH AND THE NUMBER 8 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD OF MY TRUCK. JUST CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN. PLUGS WERE REPLACED 15000 MILES AGO. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THE FORD TRITON MOTORS AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH BY TALKING TO PARTS STORES, THE INTERNET AND THE DEALER. DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND THAT NO RECALL WAS MADE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE HELP?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101770November 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STATED THAT WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION VEHICLE STARTED UP. DEALER CLAIMED THAT GEM MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101317November 18, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO ROLL UP AND DOWN ON ITS ON. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098401November 7, 2004
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 1998 FORD F150 AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER I START TRUCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097002November 3, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING,THE DRIVE SIDE TIRE ROD SHEARED OFF. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THE NEAREST MECHANIC. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM THE INNER TIE ROD WAS SEPARATED AND FELL APART. THE WHEELS TURNED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094753November 3, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND CAME OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THERE WAS A ROLL OVER.*AK WHEEL AND TIRE BROOK OFF. BOTH CONSUMER AND PASSENGER WHERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER FILED A CLAIM DUE TO THE INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THE ACCIDENT. CLAIM NUMBER 00181339133. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10089106October 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE WHEN IT ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO A BARN. *MR THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND WHEN HE HAD GONE INTO THE HOUSE, THE CRASH WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMERS HORSES THAT WAS IN THE STALL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. RECALL# 97V171000. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096187October 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
FIRE IN LEFT REAR QUADRANT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ONLY ITEM DAMAGED WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. STILL IN PLACE BUT SWITCH HEAD WAS CHARRED AND DEFORMED. CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING ABOUT 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FUSE FOR THE CCDS WAS BLOWN . IT WAS A 25 AMP DEVICE WHERE A 15 AMP DEVICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. XRAYS OF THE SWITCH HEAD SHOW THE INTERNAL BRASS CONTACTS DESTROYED BY ELECTRICAL ARCING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092824October 19, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE IN HALF AND SEPARATED FROM THE TIE ADJUSTOR. *AK CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING 25 MPH *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095965October 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE DIFFERENTIAL HAS DISINTEGRATED INSIDE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A BEARING WHICH CAME APART AND CAUSED EVERYTHING INSIDE TO SHIFT ABOUT AN INCH TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE. HOW DANGEROUS IS THAT? ULTIMATELY, THE HOUSING, RING GEARS AND OTHER GEARS INSIDE WERE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. IT STARTED WITH A SLIGHT HUM AT 45 MPH AND WITHIN TWO WEEKS COMPLETELY BROKE SO THAT THE DRIVELINE TURNS WITHIN THE HOUSING WHILE THE WHEELS STAY PUT. I USE MY TRUCK ONLY FOR STREET TRANSPORTATION AND HAVE TAKEN IMPECCABLE CARE OF IT. THE TRUCK HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT. ONLY TWO MONTHS AGO, I HAD THE FLUID CHANGED EVERYWHERE INCLUDING THE REAR END. I HAVE PUT A REBUILT REAR END RESULTING IN $2600 OUT OF MY POCKET. THANKS MR. FORD FOR THAT!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095774October 14, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS APPOXIMATELY 40 MPH, RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END SEPARATED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING . I HAVE REPLACED INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. OLD PART WAS THROWN AWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095362October 7, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093587October 4, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I HAVE A 1998 FORD F-150 AND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AT THE WINDOW I HAVE A ABOUT A 1/2 INCH CRACK.I CALLED FORD BUT I GOT THE RUN AROUND AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WILL BE DONE BUT THEY WILL GET WITH THERE ENGINEERING AREA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093531October 3, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS, APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY UP AND BEHIND THE WINDOWS. EACH CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH LONG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094657September 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. 4.2L ENGINE BECAME DISABLED AND BURNED A BEARING IN THE CRANK SHAFT. HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED BY FORD AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD AND THIS SIZE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094619September 29, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL AND A SIDE COLLISION OF AN IMPACT OF 55 MPH . UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TESTS. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10090339September 28, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
WHILE WAITING AT AN INTERSECTION CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,. THEY REPLACED THEM FOUR TIMES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093138September 24, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
I JUST READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT FORD TRUCK OWNERS HAVING TIE ROD PROBLEMS. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER. I HAD ONE TIE ROD BREAK TWO WEEKS AGO, WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. I HAD NOT YET OPENED THE LETTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093088September 23, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEE ODI 10091339 -IN EXAMINING THE FAILED PART THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF CORROSION CAUSING A WEAKNESS OF THE CABLE. RATHER, THE RETAINING LUG AT THE END OF THE CABLE APPEARS TO HAVE SHEARED AS A RESULT OF ROUTINE DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER TIME. IN PURCHASING A REPLACEMENT PART FROM FORD, I FOUND THAT THEY HAVE CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE LIFT MECHANISM TO ADD A TENSION RELIEF SPRING TO PREVENT THE LIKELY HOOD OF A CABLE FAILURE SUCH AS I EXPERIENCED. OLD PART: F75Z*1A131*BC NEW PART 2L3Z*1A131*AA THIS INDICATES THEIR RECOGNITION THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE ORIGINAL PART. AS THESE VEHICLES AGE THERE WILL BE INCREASED CHANCE OF FUTURE FAILURE FROM CABLE STRAIN INCURRED DURING ROUTINE USE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093058September 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I TOOK MY 1998 FORD F150 V6 FOR A MINOR REPAIR AND WHEN I CHECKED WITH MECHANIC HE TOLD ME THAT HE FOLDED WATER IN THE OIL. MECHANIC INFORMED ENGINE NEEDS REPLACEMENT.*AK DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE KNOWN ISSUE WITH CETAIN FORD ENGIINES AND I FELT I WS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH A LEAKING HEAD GASKET PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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